Participate in the debates using the hashtags #PSEScepal2026 and #SESeclac2026.

The forty-first session, the UN regional commission’s most important biennial meeting, will be held in Santiago de los Caballeros and bring together representatives from the 45 member States and 14 associate members of ECLAC.

Numerous stakeholders will participate in this intergovernmental gathering, where they will analyze the impacts of demographic change and address the progress, challenges and good practices related to implementing the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development.

Participate in the debates using the hashtags #VIConferenciaPoblaciónALC and #VIConferencePopulationLAC.

Co-chaired by former President of Chile, Michelle Bachelet, and former President of Colombia, Iván Duque, the Commission will release its report on 4 August at ECLAC headquarters in Santiago, Chile.

In the framework of the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the agreement (COP 4), a special session was held to commemorate International Mother Earth Day.

This intergovernmental gathering will take place at the United Nations regional organization’s main headquarters in Santiago, Chile on Monday, April 13, 2026.

The high-level international seminar will take place on Tuesday, April 21 at the organization’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile.

The 2026 edition of this gathering will take place on October 28-30, 2026 in Mexico City.

The Development Policy Studies Program for Latin America and the Caribbean 2026 will hold its classes in person from July 9 to August 28 in Santiago, Chile. The registration period ends on March 31.

José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, participated in the presentation of the LEO 2025 report, held in the framework of the International Economic Forum Latin America and the Caribbean 2026.

The prominent diplomat was received by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, the United Nations regional organization’s Executive Secretary.

A new publication by the United Nations regional commission calls for turning the response to the climate crisis into an opportunity for the region.

Overview of carbon pricing policies in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2025: an analysis of their effectiveness and guidelines for implementation will be presented at COP30, to be held in Belém, Brazil.

During the conference in Belém, Brazil, the United Nations regional commission will present its work to advance the climate agenda as a driver of economic and social transformation.

The document was presented by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, ECLAC Executive Secretary, at the Twentieth Meeting of the Regional Council for Planning, which is taking place through Friday, October 3 in Brasília.

All the main panels at the meeting will be broadcast live on June 17-18, 2025. The invitation, on social media, is to participate in the debates using hashtags #CooperaciónSurSur and #SouthSouthCooperation.

All the main panels at the meeting will be broadcast live from April 1-4. The invitation, on social media, is to participate in the debates using hashtags #ForoALC2030 and #LACForum2030.

José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, spoke at the Latin America and the Caribbean International Economic Forum 2025, organized by CAF in Panama City.

The organization’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, participated as a panelist, moderator or main speaker in multiple spaces at the global gathering held in Colombia in October.